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R. F. NENNINGER.

GOVERING FOR FLOORS, 8w. No. 359,623. Patented Mar; 22,1887.

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UNITED STATES ROBERT F. NENNINGER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

PATENT OFFICE.

COVERING FOR FL OORS, 800.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,623, dated March22, 1887.

Application filed September 29, 1886. Serial No. 214,825. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT F. NENNINGER, of Newark, Essex county, NewJersey, have inv-enteda new and useful Improvement in Coverings forFloors, Walls, Trunks, &c., of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new covering for floors, walls, trunks, 850.,which is designedto take the place of carpet, oil'cloth,lincrustawalton, sheet metal, leather, and the various other materialsnow commonly employed for the above-named purposes.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective view showing the upper layerof the composite material partly broken away.

My aforesaid covering consists of felt, such as is commonly used forenveloping steampipes, boilers, &c., and paper.

The felt, which is shown at A, forms the basis or principal portion ofthe covering,and to it is attached a layer of paper, B, preferablypaperpulp, which may be made fronrany suitable material, includingstraw, wood, and other Vegetable substances. These two substances may bevery intimately connected to gether by the interlocking of the feltfibers or hairs with the substance of the paper,- and in anotherapplication for Letters Patent, Serial No. 214,826, filed simultaneouslyherewith, I have fully described and claimed (and hence do not hereinclaim) a simple process for the manufacture of my aforesaid covering,wherethe advantages of greater cheapness, less lia-.

bility to wear, and of softness under foot, in which last-mentionedrespect and in point of warmth it is fully equal to carpet.- Forwallcoverings the composite material may be embossed or ornamented inmanner similar to lincrusta-walton or other known plastic substances.For trunks it forms an efficient-substitute for leather, wood, or sheetmetal.

The felt employed may be entirely of hair or fur, or it may contain aproportion of mineral wool, Any kind of paper can be used provided it istough and strong. 1

I claim- A covering for doors, 85c. ,co mposed ofsheets of felt andpaper, the fibers of the felt being interlocked with the paper mass,substantially as described.

ROBT. F. NENNINGER. \Vit-ncsses:

- EDGAR GooDWIN,

P. BENJAMIN.

